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Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1864-08-02

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r. ;., rr : : . . . - r, , --z-tj , -L .: . 7 . - 1 -4r-.--' - - . J - T. : KVOTKi TO POUTICH, LITKUATUHK, THE MARKXBT8 . AND ENKK Al'iNTKLLIGENCE: : .' -.'. ! Vf;'; , ;V 77" VOL. X. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO. TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 18G1. ME MOUNT VEUNuN IlEPtULICAN TEHMSt For one year (invariably in advance)$2,00 tor six month, .1,00 TERMS . OF AD VF.ttTIHINQ. ' One square, 3 weeks, 1,00 One square. 8 months, ; 3,00 One squire, 6 months, 4,50 One squaro, 1 year, 6,00 "ne squnre (changeable monthly) 10,00 bangeable weekly, 15,00 Two squares, 8 weeks, 1.75 i'wo squares, 0 weeks, 3,25 Two squares, 8 months, 5,25 Two squares, 0 months, ' 8,57 Two squaws, I year, 8,00 Fhreo squares, 3 weeks, , . 2,50 'I'hree squares, 6 weeks, , 4,50 Throe squares, 8 months, 1 6,00 Three squares, 6 months, , . 8,00 Three squares, 1 year, - 1.()0 One-fourth column, chan. quarterly, 15,00 One-third " " " 22,00 Dae-half " " " 28,00 O.ie oolumn, changeable quarterly, 50,00 Army Correspondence. THE 110 O.N. U. Bermuda IIoNnaEi), Va., ) , July 10th, 1864. ) Dear Uncie: ' Sir: As there are conflicting; reports at homo with regard to the mission, or 'destiny of the 22d Battalion of Knox eoeaty, ColonaJ Coopkii cenimandir.g, (subsequently OHio National Guards,) I feel it my duty, or the du'y of gome mem-'ber of the organ;zion to lay before the 'mind -of the Public, tLe tolh.w'ng (though ''perhiups not well connected detail of our Hrip). If after examination you think ii Hfor by place in one of the Mt. Vernon ipapoti, fu may present, to the Kditor of HhiRfjHlUican for publication, tendering .imycompfmiente. ,' Meawjoartebs, Butler's Depart- jrtr!,i:aMUDA Husdrhd Va., July 16th, 1864. J Editor oj tiik TIepubmca!: ' Respected Sir: As a soldier in Co P. of he 14 d Regiment ot Knox county Ohio National Guards, vnu will sliow me , the privilege flf subnn'ttinir o your renders the follrrwin narrative, or historical derail of ,onr trip, (though perhnp :ot ' Te'y well C(iinected. or very, peofrrnr.h- ically set fo'tli,) from Columbus. Ohio, to our present position, (Ivinu between the Jimes RiVerand abranch ofit&woirj as the App-mattox). TMs position is denominated "Bermuda FTurdred," or "Head Quamrs ol General Butler's De partment " I will not endeavor in the fol'o Ainjr statement to jrive day and date of each event that. t:at.spired on nur trip, as I have not kept a very correct journal or diary of the past. ' 15.it I wish simply to note some of the particular pisses that lay on our route, a brief description of the country throui.4 which we passed, Rome of the beautiful scenery we witnessed, together with the marked demonstration of tbo people, bntl of oountry and many towns, as r'ardsan exhibition of their true loyalty and do- voteil pntriotim! ' Suffice it to nay, Mr Editor, that. the manner in which our troops were tnnn ported by binc so uncomfortably situa. ted in stock cars, many inded bavins to stand np all the way to Newark, and so comp'etely jammed in as scarcely tf hr hM rn'ive if one wished. The rnvijh para' throuuh mtf and mm down Fli.'b treet.the chilliness and dampnpsn of tbf weather, the nnecn'ortable condition ot many of'our s'il liiT, for such an inlm tnt season made it an undertaking, not Tery inviting to many of us. I assure you; and yet, at the same time, there never was a set of felhmt (durinir thi wh(! eamnaiirn.) hoientfy believe, ever en tered the service, under situations o pre eariouss reeaids pecuniary loses, &o., or that were under more dnubtful appre-heiuiont of the future, who under all th seeminz dilHnulties, were more cheerful, more loyal, or who felt a deeper interest, 'n vindicating the n'chts -f the Govern ' tent or exhibitimr that Loyilfy implant- i it their bre.vU by the mhh nacriftre j'lade for them by the llood of their fore i thera. This truth has been folly de 1 onstrated in every act of the povernmen f'.im the interior of their own State; they f -Itered not in gcing even into the very A art of rebeldom when ssked to take the o th, to transfer them from the State to ttV J United Sutes. The unanimous reef .mse was I will,' not a. man swerved fr m duty, or stepped ont of ranks. As nr troops hitherto sent out bad occupied all the important postr in Ohio, it could Oft be said that our forces conld be of effective- service in the Rtate, and It'iowing further that thj object of the transfer was to occupy the posts of old ddierf performing fra rr'son duty and send them forth to the Geld; ordered to such nil important position, and at a time too. when it was necewary that all effective fortes should be pushed forward into the field, our soldiors' cheerfully complied with, the requisition. . ' -, . . . . i '.' . , N tooner .was the intelligence com-njuo'cate'd alnp the lines that we1 wore tdered lo, Washington than cheers of exaltation arose up siiuullanenuwy nit' Our Keg't having left Jlouut Veruou about 11 o'clock, a. m., arrived at Columbus about 6 o'clock, p. ni., on tbo 11th of May. ordered to (,'ump Chase, camped out for the night, a most disarceuble cold night and having ruined during the day the ground was cold and wet, toinu huviug received tents at a late hour and others had to lie dolrn . without, them. We here reported on the next day which was the 12th, and on the next, 13th. were sworn into the Uuited States scrvico by Lii'u . Nuill, thin musteriftx officer, and on Saturday were ordered to sliugAnap sacks, when at 11 o'cluck, p. m., we wero on our march back to Columbus, arriving at the arsenal we exchanged our for Eufiuld rifles, we then marchcQj the depot, and . at 6 o'clock, tool tho train en route for Washington City, via Cen tral Railroad, passed Newark after dupk Zane;ville during tho night, when Sabbath niurning found us t'aellini; more slowly through the counties of Belmont. Guernsey, Ac, when we arrived at Bcilair on the Ohio River ui 12 m. of the samo day. We crossed the Ohio about 1 p m., on a transport failed Win. I. Harrison, and were soon on the Vir sinia side; here we took a train bound for Washington City on the Baltimore road. We thought our train from Mount Vernon about as well packed as trains generally are, Sit we came to the con elusion fas the fellow did about the India rubber omnibuses.) that our car could not be so jam full but what it would s'il hold a couple more. It was a warm day and the cars wore so low that we conld n t stand unriht, nnd we had to hike our scats down on tho car floor (hot. previously was occupied by another kind of Com modity. Our boys did not long occupy i this pos.tion till smash went the ends of our ear in order to give vent for ail to the sufferers inside, who wero almost suf-focited with the heat, smash followed mash till it almost seemed the train would be t, rn into pieces, such a feeling "f stiff cation I never before fc't. Thp excitement soon was subside'?, when the f ngino whistle'', and wc were soon on our wajf. -'We passed down a long, winding valley eh the Ohio river for some miles, when we came on a beautiful itnam of water, gradually bearing to the lft, as our road wound alongtbis beautiful stream for some distance and as tbo sable cur tains of ni;;ht non f'CL'iin t draw around u. wasaw in tbo distance, the lone ransre uloDg the lines at the expoctod proseotl ' sacred remembrance oftlicsigual victory Leaving the mountain ranges, we came on a large tract of waste country for many miles, (quite a contrast from the grand display of nature witnoss ed such a little whilo ago,) here was certainly tb most (hi:hte region of country yet pass ed over. Here foi.' the first time we wit ncsBed tho great destitution of rehehlom by our Tnion forces, not a fence could lie traced for miles, scarcely was there a bouse that was not demolished or burnt to tho ground; no signs i f vegetation could be seen for miles, even the very trees seemed cuiW for the sake of the ticachcrouii villains who wero the lead ers of this trensonulilettni ruinnu m hme. After passing through this level waste couDtry, wo coino on a. down grade on the Hailroad. Here the cars ran very swiftly, threatcing if any of us should have fallen; im uediate destruction. Hero I auc, I reflect, the nuUimifj, nf the scenery before ns. turpnxurd any in richness we have yet seen. I mnnnt. nt. temr.t n description complete; the tonnve of tho p,,ct. the poncil of the painter, ti e keen eye of tho artist, or tho sometimes orertcelhmwff description of a Byron, or even the gifted genius f a Burrs, would fial lo portray in l etni'fv. or lan guage, any thing half s deli:litf-j ns this scenery so varied, so rich and so pro. fuse. Our route lay on the mountain side so steep on the right, as not to per' ccivc much that might oft times be seen above us But on ti e left lay the en- chanting scene that for miles lay ojen to our view, ateep and irregular rorky mnnnfa. ns pr-'ject'"ni cliffs, streams of the purest water pouring down rocky liur. tain sides over ledges of rocks down into the deep chasms below, running for some distance concr alcd under rows of dark yrcen bcmlo?ks and pines, mountains rising in the distance; their lofty heads en7e!opec in smoke, then suddenly depressed in long winding valleys, mid other moun'ains and hills, time will not per niit me to dwell on the heaven ennchin;; scene v ny longer; but a short distance Irought us to tho town of Piedmont, where a raid made by rebel cavalry had d 'strnyed tho ra Iroa l work", by fire. I tore. t he. train stepped for tu waten iron horse and the boys being nf the samo deposition, viz: stopped and filled their canteens with water, slaking their thirt' ir withe cooiing fountains of "ntnre's own providence N Soon the engino whistlud. and the well known sound of all almnrd reached tbo entire length of the train; soon again we were swiftly traversing our way. when an hour or two's ride brought ns to the city of Cumberland, Md., (prior to this time which was about- 6 o'cluck. p. m., when we reached here,) wo were cheered by the waving of hundierehitfii all along nur r mte. but hero the trentest entlnis'osm prevailed. Boys nml n'en threw their hats high in the air. ladies waved their handkerchiefs and bonnets, others bung out flagsnnd erceteii uswib rteirprc'ty smiles (fleayen blets' their'' influence"). II w strongly te were ' muted and nerved with their appearance, sn kind, loving and patristic O! msy the boys of our regiment ever bold in xnne I remenibranco those sweet countenances and lovely smiles of those dear wt-triot ladies, may peace, liberty und happiness ever enoirclo the loving homes ol the inhabitants of the patriot town ol Cumberland. This is a lovely city en circled by high mountuius, one of tho healthiest places.l piesume, in tho United States. We loft this 'place whon ab u' dusk.,. Hero nre hundre.l day men all along the route guarding bridges snd different forts along our route. . . Night soon enveloped n in darkness and we lav duwn to sleep. ,N hen we awoke e found niir-Mvcs arrived at Murtin-hnrg, Va. Here we lay for two or th'ee '"ays. It was Tuesday morning1 when we anived here. The reason of our delay wan oc caioned bj the bridge being ' washed away at Harper's Ferry. On the fiiib.w wing Thursday we left and after having ,4 ' I . . gene 1J mi.es, were stopped again tor the same cause, (the bridge being sti'l out of repair). - Here we again stopped for the night and oh the next day Fri day wc again started for the Ferry. We arrived at the Ferry at 5 1'.' M.f-Ilero we waited tor an hour till we got ferried over the river." Harper's Ferr is a desolate looking pluco, such a destrue lion of property, I never before witnessed. Whole Mocks ot buiMinys are tiers burnt and nothing but the naked' walls are standing, we could not help thiuking ol old John Brown who made his first dar ing raid, that caused such an insurrection! On leaving Uarper's Ferry, it soon be cunie dark though at Harper's Ferry wc crossed the I'otomao for the first tiniu on our trip, night was po n oushionding m; wo took as formerly our nightly positicrfi ou the car floor, the next nvirniog found us simo 4 ) miles Irom Washington. Wo ao coriiingly arrived at Jhe old Nation ii Cupifo) ou Saturday, May 2 1st, at about, lip. ib. Here we stayed at the depot nf iroiintaiiis, the first time for miny of ns, that extend through the Slate of Virginia; night now enshrouding u, obscured many a pleasing prospect before us; but the dawn opening on onr eyes disclosed one of the most be vtif'nl sights of nature that our eyen ever beheld Such was the nichnnti'nij prosfct that lay before us, that wo were ready to ex claim,, great and . marvel'mr are thy works, O Lord God! in wisdom hast. thou made them a'lll For miles and miles. range af'er range lillnwed in succession rising somi'mos seemingly almost per nendieularlv to the very heavens, sri: 'hen gradually depressing in a short range of hills and valleys. Some nf the slopes were covered with groves of pine rees to the very summit, o'hers of the mountains, presented a rocky and barrel anpe innce, whilst others again presented s'-nm signs of previous cultivation To ward the after part of the day, following un the stream (previously refened to.) it became more anil more attractive It soon became very rapid and went poi'ring over rocks! down deep pren'pices, forming he most beautiful cancade our eyes ever beheld! ' For a while it seomcd lost, sub- nerred fnr down, deep iu the gorges be- below, when suddenly it would arise sparkling and twinkling like so many diamonds, from the va'!ley below, its banks being all the while lined with Town of dark green hcmolocks, easting now and then a likci.css of living on its waters. Amid all the variety of moun' tain scenery through which we passed through several tunnels, (but oft times through the solid rock, particularly one aid to be j mile long, that in tho interior was. as dark as midnight,) we wotiud tronnd a long curve, when suddenly we entered upon a rocky stream, passed over it on a bridge, whon L:! on our le('t a-oso the lofty and gigantic, mountain f that will be ever celebrated in histniy.) called Cheat Mountairi.wbere MuClollan gained such a viotory over the rebels.' ( This mountain has a conical appearance arising almost perpendicular from the river and terminating to a point as it were on the summit, here on the summit is placed battery commanding tho bridge 'over Cheat River, here wo met' the first guards stationed . on the Baltimore- and Ohio lload. Onr train bore stopped at a watering station, ' much' to the delight of uiatiy of our boys, who improved tbo rare Opportunity from the cars and securing, mountain waterof pnre.it. awl heuUhicxt nature, and alse spent the spore time in I gathering luurel bushes arid loaves, hold- lag them is a relio or (fnphy almost) iu good style (o the Soldiers' Restaurant and thcro received a nice mca! freo of all ch;irgp,uf'ter diniicr wewcre again inarched through the important prt uf the city and brought in full view of the Capitol Houte. This though it is au important house, not only from tho treat expense I) nur Nation, but on account of tho im-V portunt acts there uone for tho good ol the Nation. This is a spleudia marble S'Jifio of vast extent, covering it is said 51 acres of ground. Its Capitol grounds wc did not visit, they were, however, beautiful on the outside. Wo next took up our line of march from the Capitol toward Tort Lyon about 8 miles from tho city. Wo passed .uany beautiful residences of winch I cannot at presrnt describe' The city i very large ond full of interest to every belu Ider. Wo crossed the broad Polomao in (he direction of Fort Lyon. It is ono milo and a quarter to this place. There were a great many steamers on its wa'crs. a beautiful sight. Our inarch now became very fatiguing ns wo were leadened with heavy knapsacks and con tending with dut and heat, we arrived about 1) p. ni., where we camped for the nmbt. The uext day wo were comfort- nbly situated in barracks, hero we rested from labor of an? kind bcin ; Sabba'h day. We occupied one week in coming to this place. Fort Lyon in on? of the strongest defen-ees of Washington City.it stands on a high hill, in full view of the Capitol. Washington's monument' an 1 other pub lie buildings whith are plainly Been, eight miles distant, it also ?ommanis a full view of Alexandria distant about twotuiles, it is a fine oity, much' larger lhan Mt. Vernon, and is situated on the I'otomao river. . It is oonfidentlv affirm, ed that u portion of the flag and sUfl (which Col. Ellsworth lott his life in attempting to capture.) nmy bo seen on llie buiMing from which it hungsuspen ded. Fort Lyon is. finely located, beiin in full view of tho broad Potomac, here we wcra pleasantly situated, having good barracks, goo i rations, a pure atmosphere mid pretty good water. Our bovs were anxious to make a permanent location here for the,, rest, of the hundred days utk .a little -over t.vo- weeks . complete our .sojourn, for on Sabbath day the fide ol June, we got marching orders to fii our haversacks with six days ration and be reidy at a moment's warning. Sr on the dny following wo received or dat-s'io move.' Wo o n slung knapsack and were on the move toward Aliixandria We soon reached the citv, after a force' march through dust and beat. ' seeniim to almost suffocate many of us. On tin out side or entrance of the !ity, we pass ed many contrabands, pent here, who an under tbo protection of (lie government. Our reception here was not so warm a i no: her places, savo in dust and lira:, which was overpowering. Wc here tool a transport and au'dioring for tho night, sot sail down tho waters i f the broad Potomac, bound we knew not whither tiiere wore varous conjectures as to tin destination of the burdenol boat, contain ing nvcr'eight hundred soldiers. . O how diflircnt the change fnni (he ratiliu; and noisy engine an 1 train, to the q jic and smoothly gliding vessel o'er the placid river! A short distance down its wa ters brought ns to the former residence w of the venorablr father of his country,' I ut a few house sh v t ho place of tho bravcold man, whero also his remains wo-e deposited. Littlo, doubtess. did he dreom of man of war -'essels an 1 Trans, ports hurrying forward down this peace ful river, containing numberless trooja a'l bound for the fearful conflict now raging to restore tho Union, which he pnee established. But. refleot over this as wo way, such we havo realized to be supplies. We arrived heie on the even ing of Juno 8th, camped that night, am! next moruing were ordered to Coal TTar bur, lien. Orant s Head-quarters. We accordingly took our line of march about 5 A. M. an 1 after am st fatigueiugj mr-ney of 16 miles, though a desolate conn try, and juardiug a provision , train throu-b, wo urrived within ihree miles of Grant's lines; we' here reported to ueii Orant on the next day, "who. on being informed we wnreNational Guards, sent us to Butler's Uuud quarters, on the James river, at Bermuda Huodred, wo accordingly took up our backward march at 8 A. M. for the White Hoiiso, camped for tbo uiglit( anj 0 Dtxt jay at nutJtl) June 11th, set sail for Burmudu Hun. dred. We again- dosoundud tha Pan monkey to the York; and a'so tho York to the Bay. : And now descending its dark waters to tho mouth of the Jumcs river. , Here wo got the first sight of Fortress Monroe, which from its position iUid manner of construction, proves to be one of the strongest defences of the Nation. Hero we wyru but a short distance Irom the Atlantic, a bight of would, doubtless, have been gratifying to many of us. Soon our vessel enters tha mouth r iv, t "... - .t . tiiinivii, u Fivci mil win ever I e celebrated in history, as tho base of many military achievements. Suoo we were gliding over the famous, Ilampton Uoaus, the scene of one of the greatest limitary uclnoveiuctta the great naval victory fought between the Monitor and rukd iron clad, Me riuiae, iu which the former came off victorious. Before our thoughts were taken off this subject, we wore, a way up the Jamc$, Uc sighis alotig ibis stream were watched wifh iu-. icrest as we were well aware the grunt Htrong hold of Rebelli ri laid on its hiiK i.tlie Capitol of tho, Confederacy.) ,1!um. uess seemed e.ctnmt!y dull along this navigable stream, (probably owing to the operations of Grant along its borders.) business, however, of a miliary nature ivai very active in every place, the uu mer.ous forts and strong-holds aloug : banks, ga e evidence' of this. , 'About I'- M. oa SibbatU at'orn na w) rj.icho I :ioniiul,i Iluudrid and reported, when ' wore pricrtid about, jj. i urtiieK t: rointoflloo .. We uow et sni, and soon tiiiteied u stream called Appomattox i;tle way brought us to our present land ing named as above, 1'oiui of Rock aiiuut 0 T, M. ,14th June. Here aniped ior the night, on the next day 'va reported at Butler's Hea l quarters md were sent to camp after a few'.dav marching and couMer nwrcihng. V Acre assigned our position, where wo arc ip to ibu pr -seot date, and perhaps ma cinain till wa leave for Ohio. Let a few vords suffice for a do.-cription of oui re.-ont poMtiun. Bermuda Hundred i in ertcasive lino nf Kurt Mentions lyin 'ictween the James river and' the Ap inrtox, a b-atich or tr butary of tho' for uer.. This lino of bre ist-works is nbou ' miles in length Thero are in fnm dong oui line about lea batteries, moiini ng about GJ guns, anil between each o hose batteries, JVoui one to another, ii in extensive line of liflo pits; our p.i.si 'ion is a strong ono. and capable of hold ing a strong furcc, we at present number it is said,) about 17,000 . men, a grea. uany Jrpops having gone to the field Onr routine of duty consists of pickei lines varying from two to four miles fron the breast-works. Fatigue duty consist ing in building and repairing of for's r 'iidsi&c, along these rivers, sontrv dutv consisting of guarding along the breast works ic. fWe are hero holding thesi fortifications at all hazards. Our dut is gnrrnou.and fatigue: we have nut ba' a fight, neither do we expect one. II we are attacked by the rebels in our pi Cki Ullaiilir l!ao Trne Source ot Itcrorm. true. ; Fr hours and hours, - we sailed jsnion they nny expcot tha Ohio boys ol di.wn the broad Potomac, still widening i eld Knox and other eonntics. to meet ... .... ....-l.,l .1,. i . i iir o f ai;iii'U 1110 lljf, UL (asi We reached P. nt Lookout, here, we wero in'ormed, were sta'ioned, many rebel prisoners und"r guard.. The river . is fifteen ni'les, .wide at this p 'int. We anchored here for tho night, and on next day,set sail for the Chesapeake. O world id' waters, I exclaimed, how beautiful! Though perhaps not so varied, yet how surprising. Truly if w all return safe we shall never think the timo losi spent i n onr trip, exclaimed many of us. The wuters on tue rivers were sinnotn compared with the Bay, Uow the old sail vessel rocked to and fr o'er the tumul- tuous bay; many -of ,our boys became sea sick while cn its waters. Sailing aloug for some ' considerable length of timo wc entered tho York river. For a l.'iig time, ou the Bay, we had lost bight of land on i ur left, but now it came plainly in view, wo ascendtd the river, fur inony miles, and saw n I hiii but ,' waste Country ou cither side; soon no entered to Paumonkle, one of tho tributaries of the' York river, after winding our way up this crm ked stream, passing several firtif.cition, we tonnd our landing pluco, called Whiro House!anditig', 25 miles .1 i.i: r - .i. . muni us nomiers ior inoir country. e are generally well, jnd able for our ra tions, which are pretly good. ' Our posi tion is a healthy one, good, water in gen- erai. unu'a pu-e atmosphere. teare wMiin one mile 6f the Rebel works, but don t fear the Johnies any bow.' ; Most repeotfully your correspondent, '. J. U. Shkppabd- ' One Dro? .at a Tim. Have you n.neueu an igium as is lormou; iou noticed as it froze the drop at a time until it was a foot long or more. If the wafer was cleon, the ieicle remained clear, and sp irklod brightly in the sun; but if the, water was but slightly muddy, the icicle iooked foul and . its beauty ,was spoiled. J list so our charaoters are formed one little' thought of feeling at a time adds ih influence tIf ench thought be pure and right, the soul will be lovely, and sparkle with happiness; but if impure 1 snl wrong, there will bo final deformity and wretchedness.! . -. - i . . . iilf 1 p. tu.,'" when 'were marchod op in I from Rioliinoui,' Con."' Grants' base of and ' A friend , from ibe conatry called upon an oil acquaintance in town, wlio was a confirmed i ntitcetotatler, and oo inquir'ng after' bis" friend's health, was informed that da wis in Jiis uual hosHh Tbo great olemoiit of reform is not born of human wimlom; it does not draw Its lifo, from, human organisations. I find it nnlv in ChriKtiuuiiy. ''Thy kiog. dura come!" There is a sublime and pregnant burden iu this pray:r, It is the aspiration of every soul that goes forth iu. the spirit of reform. For what is this spirit of prayer? It is a petition that all holy influence penctra'.o and sub- i tine, and dwell in the heart of i an, until he hIkiII think, and speuk, and do good IroruUie very necessity of his bein". Siwould the institutions of error and wrong pass away. So would sin die cut from the earth. And the human soul living in harmony with the Divine Will;' this earth would become lika heaven. It is too late for tho relormers to sueer at Chrijtianity it is foolish for them to reject it. In it ore enshrined our faith in humane progress our confidence in reform. It is indissoulbly connected with all that is hopeful, spiritual, capable in man That men have misunder stood it, and prevented it, is true. But it is also true that tho noblest efforts fo melioration have come ont of jfhave been bared upon it. Is it not fo? Come ye rememberd ones, who sleep the sleep of the just, who took ynnr conduct from the line of christian philosophy come Irom the tombs and answer! . Com. Howard, from the gloom nf the prison'and the tairt of the lazarshonse ana snow what philanthropy can' dn when imbued with the spirit of Jesus. Come, i Elliot', from the thick forresf, where the red msn listens to the word f life; eomo, Penn. frem thy sweet conn scl. nnd weaponless victory, snd show what christian zeal and love can accom plish with the rudest barbarians or the fiercest hearts; Come, Raikes. from thy labors with the ignorant and the poor md show Up with what, an eye this faitb regards the least and lowest of our race. and how diligently it labors, not for th. body, not for the rink, but for the nla'- ;f' tn.at e t0 course the ages of im mortality. ' ' '.: And-ye. Vhn sro ii great number yr nameless ones who have done pcod i vour narrow spheres, content to foreg' renown on earth, and peeking ynnrrcwnr ' in the record on hich. come and tell ir bow kindly a spirit, how lofty p pnrp'osc or how strong a ennrage the religion y nrnfecBod. can breathe into tho poor, tbr humble, nnd the weik. ; ' ' Cm forth, then, Spirit of Chri"tian't ti thy great work of Reform. The pas' .cir wWnM's to then Iri Mo1 of thy mar t 7 and the ethos of thy sa'nfs and heroes. 'H'fi rresent is hnrieful becnise "of thee The Future shall acknowledge thy orr. npnfcnce. : " Fretfultfesii'fs'a trcatleodor of laworj." T. ! '. l.j . . I ers, and there is great danger that it it debtors draw on it early they will become sad speodthrif.s of misory, and ; scarcely ever be able to free tliomselves from the clutches of thoir, heri! task-ruaster and croJitor. , There U nothing more successful in' niakiug peoplo unaeoossirily miserable than a fretful, ' disnouteUted spirit..' If works ill in two waysjft causey i'e vict'ms to think hadly of themselves, and-, in worse ) to think badly of other people too. . . . 1 . . Frctfuiness and peevishness are very much under our coi.trul.' anean choose to what oxtent they will permit circonj-r stances to have influence over thcia, and the iharacttr of that influence,. - An' eccentric persou of tbo Johnsonian icbooL has made a sort of fable on this subject.;' He maintains that - all kinds of weather may be made charming' to a man if he so will; that if he will go out in the rain without any defense, and pretend to know nothing about the i-bowers, the rain wUI cease for him, each drop exclaiming, l,,It is no use rainjng upon that mnn, he does not mind it." There is a moral to that: fable; and we may be sure that if, instead ' f allowing every slight incident iu pcr ! sonal, social, or family life to ruffle our 'empcrs and make a wretched, we were determined to regard fewer of them, the' wear and tear of life would bo much Jets, , and days and hours would pass j more,, pleasantly. In every home, everyday, thero are trivial circumstances which, if. dwelt upon, will causa trouble for a long " time, but which are so small that 1 they sh- hid never be noticed. Said -Cervaa-'' tea, "flast thou a mind to quarrel with thy. wife? ' Rid her bring water to thee " in the sunhihe: "a very fai quarrel may " be picked about motes in the clearest wa , ierZ' Yes; groat misery all borrowed, , none of it necessary is brought to fami-lies by. tho . fretful, captious, - qnerulooa ; cnldings that occur every day; by the' ' idiculous, persecuting, vexing, vixenish " lotico taken of paltry things at Lime. Fathers and mothers! brothers and sis-1, ,, T" J ' C ,,11. ll . ,r, n n t rt I, n v. v. I ,, .. - ..... , 4i.'iji,..i (no .,n. tiayyy, jwvuun , laces, hunt, out mere fretfulnoss, j and . nake tbo lovo borne by one to the other s considerate to mutual weakness' as is he courtesy that is paid, by and to atran-. Ers. . A Sensible Parrot. i ilOTY. The rarrow minded, . sectarian bigotry if a former are, has nearly all pssic' iway from the most of New Englnni eommunities. but much of it still lives ii be State nf ('oniiot'aut. Four : week v.'0 wo preaehed in Flainville. and ocu ni?d a small chaple owned by the Meib- 'iists. ami made neotherappointmeut fo h , same place But hefMre our appoint ineni, came round, tho Congngationalisf ''ought the buibling, with the pleat movo it near their own church for a vc ry. Whether they bought it on purpos 'o keep the Universalists out we do co av; but we do say they showed a mean ne.s not often teen at thisday in rofusin: us the use qf.it for th appointment raadi orcvious to their pnrchase The refusa looks all tha worse from the fact tha Deacon C., who refused it, lives the nex loor nAighbor to our friend who asked for His r.nly excuse was, '-If youi doc- trino 's true I sea no u in preaohim it." Shame ou such bigotry. , A pra professor of roligion is Deacon C, and w must snppose this illiberal spirit, this un neighborly conduct is the Datura! fruit o' the doctrine of endless mitery forallthofi who do not subscribe to his criced.-' - Wh hav- no doubt but bis Uoivcrsalist neigh bors will khow him by their, works thai the influence1 of our faith fs much battel than that of his.' We should despair o' the salvation of .the world if there wag nt belter religioa than that which . leads Ii Buob acts. i We would inform Tteaeon C y that thf use of preaching Univorsalisra Is tri make people more neighborly; to Induce, thorn do to others as they would have others d to them; to tnuke them charitable, loving arid kiud to all of every f4ith, and of no faith. When Uuiversalism shall be preach ed and believed everywhcre.iiilempcrinrr slavery nnd war will be done aw.iv. ond. love, barm ny and peace will prevail the sectarian walls of bigoiry and surer Rtjtlon will ba broken down-'-.palfi-lirjrs' aid se f riglitoifinai be overcome,, tin t tho human futuily liiSj together sshroth-cs , and si.-t-rs, : rejoicing in the faith and hope of the children of and h e i n of h en v c n . Tru frpi t n , Fret mnn Miw Gesf, the eflicicnl hdy who has charge tho coqtraband schools i'h ' Ijouisiana. has just arrived in this city nnu iew uneans. she relates acuri- o is incident whirh took placo upon the st umer- Olive Branch,' coming up the ' ivcr. Among the.se ', oo board.: wore "ine robel women, one of whom hifd a '' tarroL The bird was profuse So1 the in-1' juiry to those On board, "Are you 'a re- ' ' !el?" 1 An affirmitive answer wouldelioit l he reply from Poll, " All right." Whe" ! n tho viinity of Natehez a scout nailed be boat and informed the Captain that i rebel. battry was rapidly approaching ha river a littlo distance above and-fould reach a certain point before the oat could. There was an immediate usb of the ladies to the bold, the rebel "oman leading tho Vay.frartio to escipe ' rom her friends. ' As they reached the ' ! iold, a shrill voice,' evi entry from:oue 1 ii great alarm, wasle.rd crying't'ake' ' u I taltcmo! . Invetigation was made,'. ", nd the owner of th voi,-e" ws found to-, . l6 Poll; who I ad evidently uiade up bis-uind, ffori the confusion, that; some-,..,; Ihihiug was wrong. The rebel. woman vent baok for the bird, and again joined ho piisseners in the hold,. As soon as' rdcr was rtrtured and qu'et prevaiisd,' lie crowd, and not the least, the rebel. i,; oman, Wvre dnuib'-founued at the yit t ot's sudden conversion to loyality,. evi.,;i,, lencea by bis vigorous vociferations ;cf 1 'D- -n the rebels! d:n the rebels.", fhe rebel woman protested that she e r taught the bird the latter phrase I .:.V r- '. ..:'i a. s.s "'IJi.ondin Orjtuo'.NS.-On the: Fourth :i! f July, the ruBidentsof Oil ; City and ? .4 irrounding eonstiei witnessed tbe :a- -1' oniplishmOnt of "the t feot of", walking cross tbo Alleghany rivef oathe-.wtr ""-t table of Lay's Ferry, an i Jch ior diaaietcr.7 Che performer of this fen was Mr. J. B. VIIod, who is understood to have oo rre-vr -M cious practice or experience, ani is only r id amateur in the wire walking business. ,, The wire used oa the occasion wax 1,000 feet long, and, was suspended nt a hipl t ; i of eighty foet ,abovertbe curfBCer cf the river. y Mr. AUen'a apparijtuf coc'.-tc4 .. d a flag staff est into thoend i f a piece of ordiua-y Easspipe, aurmoeniej I J u r-eiht feet flag. .This efaif was ftkut ; : hirtoon ivbova, and nine feet ,LoW the , , ;.viie. To the end cf ibis, w,w a bjbin.;,i sight of seyeD aijJ three-pusrter p-ouiids.-Tins staff wsa run iijiou tbe wire ly m-. , ,,t fa pulley-wbe-d, fastened in and to tbn wire, tnd was di two ftr by hj vs'S 'tr l'f -it

r. ;., rr : : . . . - r, , --z-tj , -L .: . 7 . - 1 -4r-.--' - - . J - T. : KVOTKi TO POUTICH, LITKUATUHK, THE MARKXBT8 . AND ENKK Al'iNTKLLIGENCE: : .' -.'. ! Vf;'; , ;V 77" VOL. X. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO. TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 18G1. ME MOUNT VEUNuN IlEPtULICAN TEHMSt For one year (invariably in advance)$2,00 tor six month, .1,00 TERMS . OF AD VF.ttTIHINQ. ' One square, 3 weeks, 1,00 One square. 8 months, ; 3,00 One squire, 6 months, 4,50 One squaro, 1 year, 6,00 "ne squnre (changeable monthly) 10,00 bangeable weekly, 15,00 Two squares, 8 weeks, 1.75 i'wo squares, 0 weeks, 3,25 Two squares, 8 months, 5,25 Two squares, 0 months, ' 8,57 Two squaws, I year, 8,00 Fhreo squares, 3 weeks, , . 2,50 'I'hree squares, 6 weeks, , 4,50 Throe squares, 8 months, 1 6,00 Three squares, 6 months, , . 8,00 Three squares, 1 year, - 1.()0 One-fourth column, chan. quarterly, 15,00 One-third " " " 22,00 Dae-half " " " 28,00 O.ie oolumn, changeable quarterly, 50,00 Army Correspondence. THE 110 O.N. U. Bermuda IIoNnaEi), Va., ) , July 10th, 1864. ) Dear Uncie: ' Sir: As there are conflicting; reports at homo with regard to the mission, or 'destiny of the 22d Battalion of Knox eoeaty, ColonaJ Coopkii cenimandir.g, (subsequently OHio National Guards,) I feel it my duty, or the du'y of gome mem-'ber of the organ;zion to lay before the 'mind -of the Public, tLe tolh.w'ng (though ''perhiups not well connected detail of our Hrip). If after examination you think ii Hfor by place in one of the Mt. Vernon ipapoti, fu may present, to the Kditor of HhiRfjHlUican for publication, tendering .imycompfmiente. ,' Meawjoartebs, Butler's Depart- jrtr!,i:aMUDA Husdrhd Va., July 16th, 1864. J Editor oj tiik TIepubmca!: ' Respected Sir: As a soldier in Co P. of he 14 d Regiment ot Knox county Ohio National Guards, vnu will sliow me , the privilege flf subnn'ttinir o your renders the follrrwin narrative, or historical derail of ,onr trip, (though perhnp :ot ' Te'y well C(iinected. or very, peofrrnr.h- ically set fo'tli,) from Columbus. Ohio, to our present position, (Ivinu between the Jimes RiVerand abranch ofit&woirj as the App-mattox). TMs position is denominated "Bermuda FTurdred," or "Head Quamrs ol General Butler's De partment " I will not endeavor in the fol'o Ainjr statement to jrive day and date of each event that. t:at.spired on nur trip, as I have not kept a very correct journal or diary of the past. ' 15.it I wish simply to note some of the particular pisses that lay on our route, a brief description of the country throui.4 which we passed, Rome of the beautiful scenery we witnessed, together with the marked demonstration of tbo people, bntl of oountry and many towns, as r'ardsan exhibition of their true loyalty and do- voteil pntriotim! ' Suffice it to nay, Mr Editor, that. the manner in which our troops were tnnn ported by binc so uncomfortably situa. ted in stock cars, many inded bavins to stand np all the way to Newark, and so comp'etely jammed in as scarcely tf hr hM rn'ive if one wished. The rnvijh para' throuuh mtf and mm down Fli.'b treet.the chilliness and dampnpsn of tbf weather, the nnecn'ortable condition ot many of'our s'il liiT, for such an inlm tnt season made it an undertaking, not Tery inviting to many of us. I assure you; and yet, at the same time, there never was a set of felhmt (durinir thi wh(! eamnaiirn.) hoientfy believe, ever en tered the service, under situations o pre eariouss reeaids pecuniary loses, &o., or that were under more dnubtful appre-heiuiont of the future, who under all th seeminz dilHnulties, were more cheerful, more loyal, or who felt a deeper interest, 'n vindicating the n'chts -f the Govern ' tent or exhibitimr that Loyilfy implant- i it their bre.vU by the mhh nacriftre j'lade for them by the llood of their fore i thera. This truth has been folly de 1 onstrated in every act of the povernmen f'.im the interior of their own State; they f -Itered not in gcing even into the very A art of rebeldom when ssked to take the o th, to transfer them from the State to ttV J United Sutes. The unanimous reef .mse was I will,' not a. man swerved fr m duty, or stepped ont of ranks. As nr troops hitherto sent out bad occupied all the important postr in Ohio, it could Oft be said that our forces conld be of effective- service in the Rtate, and It'iowing further that thj object of the transfer was to occupy the posts of old ddierf performing fra rr'son duty and send them forth to the Geld; ordered to such nil important position, and at a time too. when it was necewary that all effective fortes should be pushed forward into the field, our soldiors' cheerfully complied with, the requisition. . ' -, . . . . i '.' . , N tooner .was the intelligence com-njuo'cate'd alnp the lines that we1 wore tdered lo, Washington than cheers of exaltation arose up siiuullanenuwy nit' Our Keg't having left Jlouut Veruou about 11 o'clock, a. m., arrived at Columbus about 6 o'clock, p. ni., on tbo 11th of May. ordered to (,'ump Chase, camped out for the night, a most disarceuble cold night and having ruined during the day the ground was cold and wet, toinu huviug received tents at a late hour and others had to lie dolrn . without, them. We here reported on the next day which was the 12th, and on the next, 13th. were sworn into the Uuited States scrvico by Lii'u . Nuill, thin musteriftx officer, and on Saturday were ordered to sliugAnap sacks, when at 11 o'cluck, p. m., we wero on our march back to Columbus, arriving at the arsenal we exchanged our for Eufiuld rifles, we then marchcQj the depot, and . at 6 o'clock, tool tho train en route for Washington City, via Cen tral Railroad, passed Newark after dupk Zane;ville during tho night, when Sabbath niurning found us t'aellini; more slowly through the counties of Belmont. Guernsey, Ac, when we arrived at Bcilair on the Ohio River ui 12 m. of the samo day. We crossed the Ohio about 1 p m., on a transport failed Win. I. Harrison, and were soon on the Vir sinia side; here we took a train bound for Washington City on the Baltimore road. We thought our train from Mount Vernon about as well packed as trains generally are, Sit we came to the con elusion fas the fellow did about the India rubber omnibuses.) that our car could not be so jam full but what it would s'il hold a couple more. It was a warm day and the cars wore so low that we conld n t stand unriht, nnd we had to hike our scats down on tho car floor (hot. previously was occupied by another kind of Com modity. Our boys did not long occupy i this pos.tion till smash went the ends of our ear in order to give vent for ail to the sufferers inside, who wero almost suf-focited with the heat, smash followed mash till it almost seemed the train would be t, rn into pieces, such a feeling "f stiff cation I never before fc't. Thp excitement soon was subside'?, when the f ngino whistle'', and wc were soon on our wajf. -'We passed down a long, winding valley eh the Ohio river for some miles, when we came on a beautiful itnam of water, gradually bearing to the lft, as our road wound alongtbis beautiful stream for some distance and as tbo sable cur tains of ni;;ht non f'CL'iin t draw around u. wasaw in tbo distance, the lone ransre uloDg the lines at the expoctod proseotl ' sacred remembrance oftlicsigual victory Leaving the mountain ranges, we came on a large tract of waste country for many miles, (quite a contrast from the grand display of nature witnoss ed such a little whilo ago,) here was certainly tb most (hi:hte region of country yet pass ed over. Here foi.' the first time we wit ncsBed tho great destitution of rehehlom by our Tnion forces, not a fence could lie traced for miles, scarcely was there a bouse that was not demolished or burnt to tho ground; no signs i f vegetation could be seen for miles, even the very trees seemed cuiW for the sake of the ticachcrouii villains who wero the lead ers of this trensonulilettni ruinnu m hme. After passing through this level waste couDtry, wo coino on a. down grade on the Hailroad. Here the cars ran very swiftly, threatcing if any of us should have fallen; im uediate destruction. Hero I auc, I reflect, the nuUimifj, nf the scenery before ns. turpnxurd any in richness we have yet seen. I mnnnt. nt. temr.t n description complete; the tonnve of tho p,,ct. the poncil of the painter, ti e keen eye of tho artist, or tho sometimes orertcelhmwff description of a Byron, or even the gifted genius f a Burrs, would fial lo portray in l etni'fv. or lan guage, any thing half s deli:litf-j ns this scenery so varied, so rich and so pro. fuse. Our route lay on the mountain side so steep on the right, as not to per' ccivc much that might oft times be seen above us But on ti e left lay the en- chanting scene that for miles lay ojen to our view, ateep and irregular rorky mnnnfa. ns pr-'ject'"ni cliffs, streams of the purest water pouring down rocky liur. tain sides over ledges of rocks down into the deep chasms below, running for some distance concr alcd under rows of dark yrcen bcmlo?ks and pines, mountains rising in the distance; their lofty heads en7e!opec in smoke, then suddenly depressed in long winding valleys, mid other moun'ains and hills, time will not per niit me to dwell on the heaven ennchin;; scene v ny longer; but a short distance Irought us to tho town of Piedmont, where a raid made by rebel cavalry had d 'strnyed tho ra Iroa l work", by fire. I tore. t he. train stepped for tu waten iron horse and the boys being nf the samo deposition, viz: stopped and filled their canteens with water, slaking their thirt' ir withe cooiing fountains of "ntnre's own providence N Soon the engino whistlud. and the well known sound of all almnrd reached tbo entire length of the train; soon again we were swiftly traversing our way. when an hour or two's ride brought ns to the city of Cumberland, Md., (prior to this time which was about- 6 o'cluck. p. m., when we reached here,) wo were cheered by the waving of hundierehitfii all along nur r mte. but hero the trentest entlnis'osm prevailed. Boys nml n'en threw their hats high in the air. ladies waved their handkerchiefs and bonnets, others bung out flagsnnd erceteii uswib rteirprc'ty smiles (fleayen blets' their'' influence"). II w strongly te were ' muted and nerved with their appearance, sn kind, loving and patristic O! msy the boys of our regiment ever bold in xnne I remenibranco those sweet countenances and lovely smiles of those dear wt-triot ladies, may peace, liberty und happiness ever enoirclo the loving homes ol the inhabitants of the patriot town ol Cumberland. This is a lovely city en circled by high mountuius, one of tho healthiest places.l piesume, in tho United States. We loft this 'place whon ab u' dusk.,. Hero nre hundre.l day men all along the route guarding bridges snd different forts along our route. . . Night soon enveloped n in darkness and we lav duwn to sleep. ,N hen we awoke e found niir-Mvcs arrived at Murtin-hnrg, Va. Here we lay for two or th'ee '"ays. It was Tuesday morning1 when we anived here. The reason of our delay wan oc caioned bj the bridge being ' washed away at Harper's Ferry. On the fiiib.w wing Thursday we left and after having ,4 ' I . . gene 1J mi.es, were stopped again tor the same cause, (the bridge being sti'l out of repair). - Here we again stopped for the night and oh the next day Fri day wc again started for the Ferry. We arrived at the Ferry at 5 1'.' M.f-Ilero we waited tor an hour till we got ferried over the river." Harper's Ferr is a desolate looking pluco, such a destrue lion of property, I never before witnessed. Whole Mocks ot buiMinys are tiers burnt and nothing but the naked' walls are standing, we could not help thiuking ol old John Brown who made his first dar ing raid, that caused such an insurrection! On leaving Uarper's Ferry, it soon be cunie dark though at Harper's Ferry wc crossed the I'otomao for the first tiniu on our trip, night was po n oushionding m; wo took as formerly our nightly positicrfi ou the car floor, the next nvirniog found us simo 4 ) miles Irom Washington. Wo ao coriiingly arrived at Jhe old Nation ii Cupifo) ou Saturday, May 2 1st, at about, lip. ib. Here we stayed at the depot nf iroiintaiiis, the first time for miny of ns, that extend through the Slate of Virginia; night now enshrouding u, obscured many a pleasing prospect before us; but the dawn opening on onr eyes disclosed one of the most be vtif'nl sights of nature that our eyen ever beheld Such was the nichnnti'nij prosfct that lay before us, that wo were ready to ex claim,, great and . marvel'mr are thy works, O Lord God! in wisdom hast. thou made them a'lll For miles and miles. range af'er range lillnwed in succession rising somi'mos seemingly almost per nendieularlv to the very heavens, sri: 'hen gradually depressing in a short range of hills and valleys. Some nf the slopes were covered with groves of pine rees to the very summit, o'hers of the mountains, presented a rocky and barrel anpe innce, whilst others again presented s'-nm signs of previous cultivation To ward the after part of the day, following un the stream (previously refened to.) it became more anil more attractive It soon became very rapid and went poi'ring over rocks! down deep pren'pices, forming he most beautiful cancade our eyes ever beheld! ' For a while it seomcd lost, sub- nerred fnr down, deep iu the gorges be- below, when suddenly it would arise sparkling and twinkling like so many diamonds, from the va'!ley below, its banks being all the while lined with Town of dark green hcmolocks, easting now and then a likci.css of living on its waters. Amid all the variety of moun' tain scenery through which we passed through several tunnels, (but oft times through the solid rock, particularly one aid to be j mile long, that in tho interior was. as dark as midnight,) we wotiud tronnd a long curve, when suddenly we entered upon a rocky stream, passed over it on a bridge, whon L:! on our le('t a-oso the lofty and gigantic, mountain f that will be ever celebrated in histniy.) called Cheat Mountairi.wbere MuClollan gained such a viotory over the rebels.' ( This mountain has a conical appearance arising almost perpendicular from the river and terminating to a point as it were on the summit, here on the summit is placed battery commanding tho bridge 'over Cheat River, here wo met' the first guards stationed . on the Baltimore- and Ohio lload. Onr train bore stopped at a watering station, ' much' to the delight of uiatiy of our boys, who improved tbo rare Opportunity from the cars and securing, mountain waterof pnre.it. awl heuUhicxt nature, and alse spent the spore time in I gathering luurel bushes arid loaves, hold- lag them is a relio or (fnphy almost) iu good style (o the Soldiers' Restaurant and thcro received a nice mca! freo of all ch;irgp,uf'ter diniicr wewcre again inarched through the important prt uf the city and brought in full view of the Capitol Houte. This though it is au important house, not only from tho treat expense I) nur Nation, but on account of tho im-V portunt acts there uone for tho good ol the Nation. This is a spleudia marble S'Jifio of vast extent, covering it is said 51 acres of ground. Its Capitol grounds wc did not visit, they were, however, beautiful on the outside. Wo next took up our line of march from the Capitol toward Tort Lyon about 8 miles from tho city. Wo passed .uany beautiful residences of winch I cannot at presrnt describe' The city i very large ond full of interest to every belu Ider. Wo crossed the broad Polomao in (he direction of Fort Lyon. It is ono milo and a quarter to this place. There were a great many steamers on its wa'crs. a beautiful sight. Our inarch now became very fatiguing ns wo were leadened with heavy knapsacks and con tending with dut and heat, we arrived about 1) p. ni., where we camped for the nmbt. The uext day wo were comfort- nbly situated in barracks, hero we rested from labor of an? kind bcin ; Sabba'h day. We occupied one week in coming to this place. Fort Lyon in on? of the strongest defen-ees of Washington City.it stands on a high hill, in full view of the Capitol. Washington's monument' an 1 other pub lie buildings whith are plainly Been, eight miles distant, it also ?ommanis a full view of Alexandria distant about twotuiles, it is a fine oity, much' larger lhan Mt. Vernon, and is situated on the I'otomao river. . It is oonfidentlv affirm, ed that u portion of the flag and sUfl (which Col. Ellsworth lott his life in attempting to capture.) nmy bo seen on llie buiMing from which it hungsuspen ded. Fort Lyon is. finely located, beiin in full view of tho broad Potomac, here we wcra pleasantly situated, having good barracks, goo i rations, a pure atmosphere mid pretty good water. Our bovs were anxious to make a permanent location here for the,, rest, of the hundred days utk .a little -over t.vo- weeks . complete our .sojourn, for on Sabbath day the fide ol June, we got marching orders to fii our haversacks with six days ration and be reidy at a moment's warning. Sr on the dny following wo received or dat-s'io move.' Wo o n slung knapsack and were on the move toward Aliixandria We soon reached the citv, after a force' march through dust and beat. ' seeniim to almost suffocate many of us. On tin out side or entrance of the !ity, we pass ed many contrabands, pent here, who an under tbo protection of (lie government. Our reception here was not so warm a i no: her places, savo in dust and lira:, which was overpowering. Wc here tool a transport and au'dioring for tho night, sot sail down tho waters i f the broad Potomac, bound we knew not whither tiiere wore varous conjectures as to tin destination of the burdenol boat, contain ing nvcr'eight hundred soldiers. . O how diflircnt the change fnni (he ratiliu; and noisy engine an 1 train, to the q jic and smoothly gliding vessel o'er the placid river! A short distance down its wa ters brought ns to the former residence w of the venorablr father of his country,' I ut a few house sh v t ho place of tho bravcold man, whero also his remains wo-e deposited. Littlo, doubtess. did he dreom of man of war -'essels an 1 Trans, ports hurrying forward down this peace ful river, containing numberless trooja a'l bound for the fearful conflict now raging to restore tho Union, which he pnee established. But. refleot over this as wo way, such we havo realized to be supplies. We arrived heie on the even ing of Juno 8th, camped that night, am! next moruing were ordered to Coal TTar bur, lien. Orant s Head-quarters. We accordingly took our line of march about 5 A. M. an 1 after am st fatigueiugj mr-ney of 16 miles, though a desolate conn try, and juardiug a provision , train throu-b, wo urrived within ihree miles of Grant's lines; we' here reported to ueii Orant on the next day, "who. on being informed we wnreNational Guards, sent us to Butler's Uuud quarters, on the James river, at Bermuda Huodred, wo accordingly took up our backward march at 8 A. M. for the White Hoiiso, camped for tbo uiglit( anj 0 Dtxt jay at nutJtl) June 11th, set sail for Burmudu Hun. dred. We again- dosoundud tha Pan monkey to the York; and a'so tho York to the Bay. : And now descending its dark waters to tho mouth of the Jumcs river. , Here wo got the first sight of Fortress Monroe, which from its position iUid manner of construction, proves to be one of the strongest defences of the Nation. Hero we wyru but a short distance Irom the Atlantic, a bight of would, doubtless, have been gratifying to many of us. Soon our vessel enters tha mouth r iv, t "... - .t . tiiinivii, u Fivci mil win ever I e celebrated in history, as tho base of many military achievements. Suoo we were gliding over the famous, Ilampton Uoaus, the scene of one of the greatest limitary uclnoveiuctta the great naval victory fought between the Monitor and rukd iron clad, Me riuiae, iu which the former came off victorious. Before our thoughts were taken off this subject, we wore, a way up the Jamc$, Uc sighis alotig ibis stream were watched wifh iu-. icrest as we were well aware the grunt Htrong hold of Rebelli ri laid on its hiiK i.tlie Capitol of tho, Confederacy.) ,1!um. uess seemed e.ctnmt!y dull along this navigable stream, (probably owing to the operations of Grant along its borders.) business, however, of a miliary nature ivai very active in every place, the uu mer.ous forts and strong-holds aloug : banks, ga e evidence' of this. , 'About I'- M. oa SibbatU at'orn na w) rj.icho I :ioniiul,i Iluudrid and reported, when ' wore pricrtid about, jj. i urtiieK t: rointoflloo .. We uow et sni, and soon tiiiteied u stream called Appomattox i;tle way brought us to our present land ing named as above, 1'oiui of Rock aiiuut 0 T, M. ,14th June. Here aniped ior the night, on the next day 'va reported at Butler's Hea l quarters md were sent to camp after a few'.dav marching and couMer nwrcihng. V Acre assigned our position, where wo arc ip to ibu pr -seot date, and perhaps ma cinain till wa leave for Ohio. Let a few vords suffice for a do.-cription of oui re.-ont poMtiun. Bermuda Hundred i in ertcasive lino nf Kurt Mentions lyin 'ictween the James river and' the Ap inrtox, a b-atich or tr butary of tho' for uer.. This lino of bre ist-works is nbou ' miles in length Thero are in fnm dong oui line about lea batteries, moiini ng about GJ guns, anil between each o hose batteries, JVoui one to another, ii in extensive line of liflo pits; our p.i.si 'ion is a strong ono. and capable of hold ing a strong furcc, we at present number it is said,) about 17,000 . men, a grea. uany Jrpops having gone to the field Onr routine of duty consists of pickei lines varying from two to four miles fron the breast-works. Fatigue duty consist ing in building and repairing of for's r 'iidsi&c, along these rivers, sontrv dutv consisting of guarding along the breast works ic. fWe are hero holding thesi fortifications at all hazards. Our dut is gnrrnou.and fatigue: we have nut ba' a fight, neither do we expect one. II we are attacked by the rebels in our pi Cki Ullaiilir l!ao Trne Source ot Itcrorm. true. ; Fr hours and hours, - we sailed jsnion they nny expcot tha Ohio boys ol di.wn the broad Potomac, still widening i eld Knox and other eonntics. to meet ... .... ....-l.,l .1,. i . i iir o f ai;iii'U 1110 lljf, UL (asi We reached P. nt Lookout, here, we wero in'ormed, were sta'ioned, many rebel prisoners und"r guard.. The river . is fifteen ni'les, .wide at this p 'int. We anchored here for tho night, and on next day,set sail for the Chesapeake. O world id' waters, I exclaimed, how beautiful! Though perhaps not so varied, yet how surprising. Truly if w all return safe we shall never think the timo losi spent i n onr trip, exclaimed many of us. The wuters on tue rivers were sinnotn compared with the Bay, Uow the old sail vessel rocked to and fr o'er the tumul- tuous bay; many -of ,our boys became sea sick while cn its waters. Sailing aloug for some ' considerable length of timo wc entered tho York river. For a l.'iig time, ou the Bay, we had lost bight of land on i ur left, but now it came plainly in view, wo ascendtd the river, fur inony miles, and saw n I hiii but ,' waste Country ou cither side; soon no entered to Paumonkle, one of tho tributaries of the' York river, after winding our way up this crm ked stream, passing several firtif.cition, we tonnd our landing pluco, called Whiro House!anditig', 25 miles .1 i.i: r - .i. . muni us nomiers ior inoir country. e are generally well, jnd able for our ra tions, which are pretly good. ' Our posi tion is a healthy one, good, water in gen- erai. unu'a pu-e atmosphere. teare wMiin one mile 6f the Rebel works, but don t fear the Johnies any bow.' ; Most repeotfully your correspondent, '. J. U. Shkppabd- ' One Dro? .at a Tim. Have you n.neueu an igium as is lormou; iou noticed as it froze the drop at a time until it was a foot long or more. If the wafer was cleon, the ieicle remained clear, and sp irklod brightly in the sun; but if the, water was but slightly muddy, the icicle iooked foul and . its beauty ,was spoiled. J list so our charaoters are formed one little' thought of feeling at a time adds ih influence tIf ench thought be pure and right, the soul will be lovely, and sparkle with happiness; but if impure 1 snl wrong, there will bo final deformity and wretchedness.! . -. - i . . . iilf 1 p. tu.,'" when 'were marchod op in I from Rioliinoui,' Con."' Grants' base of and ' A friend , from ibe conatry called upon an oil acquaintance in town, wlio was a confirmed i ntitcetotatler, and oo inquir'ng after' bis" friend's health, was informed that da wis in Jiis uual hosHh Tbo great olemoiit of reform is not born of human wimlom; it does not draw Its lifo, from, human organisations. I find it nnlv in ChriKtiuuiiy. ''Thy kiog. dura come!" There is a sublime and pregnant burden iu this pray:r, It is the aspiration of every soul that goes forth iu. the spirit of reform. For what is this spirit of prayer? It is a petition that all holy influence penctra'.o and sub- i tine, and dwell in the heart of i an, until he hIkiII think, and speuk, and do good IroruUie very necessity of his bein". Siwould the institutions of error and wrong pass away. So would sin die cut from the earth. And the human soul living in harmony with the Divine Will;' this earth would become lika heaven. It is too late for tho relormers to sueer at Chrijtianity it is foolish for them to reject it. In it ore enshrined our faith in humane progress our confidence in reform. It is indissoulbly connected with all that is hopeful, spiritual, capable in man That men have misunder stood it, and prevented it, is true. But it is also true that tho noblest efforts fo melioration have come ont of jfhave been bared upon it. Is it not fo? Come ye rememberd ones, who sleep the sleep of the just, who took ynnr conduct from the line of christian philosophy come Irom the tombs and answer! . Com. Howard, from the gloom nf the prison'and the tairt of the lazarshonse ana snow what philanthropy can' dn when imbued with the spirit of Jesus. Come, i Elliot', from the thick forresf, where the red msn listens to the word f life; eomo, Penn. frem thy sweet conn scl. nnd weaponless victory, snd show what christian zeal and love can accom plish with the rudest barbarians or the fiercest hearts; Come, Raikes. from thy labors with the ignorant and the poor md show Up with what, an eye this faitb regards the least and lowest of our race. and how diligently it labors, not for th. body, not for the rink, but for the nla'- ;f' tn.at e t0 course the ages of im mortality. ' ' '.: And-ye. Vhn sro ii great number yr nameless ones who have done pcod i vour narrow spheres, content to foreg' renown on earth, and peeking ynnrrcwnr ' in the record on hich. come and tell ir bow kindly a spirit, how lofty p pnrp'osc or how strong a ennrage the religion y nrnfecBod. can breathe into tho poor, tbr humble, nnd the weik. ; ' ' Cm forth, then, Spirit of Chri"tian't ti thy great work of Reform. The pas' .cir wWnM's to then Iri Mo1 of thy mar t 7 and the ethos of thy sa'nfs and heroes. 'H'fi rresent is hnrieful becnise "of thee The Future shall acknowledge thy orr. npnfcnce. : " Fretfultfesii'fs'a trcatleodor of laworj." T. ! '. l.j . . I ers, and there is great danger that it it debtors draw on it early they will become sad speodthrif.s of misory, and ; scarcely ever be able to free tliomselves from the clutches of thoir, heri! task-ruaster and croJitor. , There U nothing more successful in' niakiug peoplo unaeoossirily miserable than a fretful, ' disnouteUted spirit..' If works ill in two waysjft causey i'e vict'ms to think hadly of themselves, and-, in worse ) to think badly of other people too. . . . 1 . . Frctfuiness and peevishness are very much under our coi.trul.' anean choose to what oxtent they will permit circonj-r stances to have influence over thcia, and the iharacttr of that influence,. - An' eccentric persou of tbo Johnsonian icbooL has made a sort of fable on this subject.;' He maintains that - all kinds of weather may be made charming' to a man if he so will; that if he will go out in the rain without any defense, and pretend to know nothing about the i-bowers, the rain wUI cease for him, each drop exclaiming, l,,It is no use rainjng upon that mnn, he does not mind it." There is a moral to that: fable; and we may be sure that if, instead ' f allowing every slight incident iu pcr ! sonal, social, or family life to ruffle our 'empcrs and make a wretched, we were determined to regard fewer of them, the' wear and tear of life would bo much Jets, , and days and hours would pass j more,, pleasantly. In every home, everyday, thero are trivial circumstances which, if. dwelt upon, will causa trouble for a long " time, but which are so small that 1 they sh- hid never be noticed. Said -Cervaa-'' tea, "flast thou a mind to quarrel with thy. wife? ' Rid her bring water to thee " in the sunhihe: "a very fai quarrel may " be picked about motes in the clearest wa , ierZ' Yes; groat misery all borrowed, , none of it necessary is brought to fami-lies by. tho . fretful, captious, - qnerulooa ; cnldings that occur every day; by the' ' idiculous, persecuting, vexing, vixenish " lotico taken of paltry things at Lime. Fathers and mothers! brothers and sis-1, ,, T" J ' C ,,11. ll . ,r, n n t rt I, n v. v. I ,, .. - ..... , 4i.'iji,..i (no .,n. tiayyy, jwvuun , laces, hunt, out mere fretfulnoss, j and . nake tbo lovo borne by one to the other s considerate to mutual weakness' as is he courtesy that is paid, by and to atran-. Ers. . A Sensible Parrot. i ilOTY. The rarrow minded, . sectarian bigotry if a former are, has nearly all pssic' iway from the most of New Englnni eommunities. but much of it still lives ii be State nf ('oniiot'aut. Four : week v.'0 wo preaehed in Flainville. and ocu ni?d a small chaple owned by the Meib- 'iists. ami made neotherappointmeut fo h , same place But hefMre our appoint ineni, came round, tho Congngationalisf ''ought the buibling, with the pleat movo it near their own church for a vc ry. Whether they bought it on purpos 'o keep the Universalists out we do co av; but we do say they showed a mean ne.s not often teen at thisday in rofusin: us the use qf.it for th appointment raadi orcvious to their pnrchase The refusa looks all tha worse from the fact tha Deacon C., who refused it, lives the nex loor nAighbor to our friend who asked for His r.nly excuse was, '-If youi doc- trino 's true I sea no u in preaohim it." Shame ou such bigotry. , A pra professor of roligion is Deacon C, and w must snppose this illiberal spirit, this un neighborly conduct is the Datura! fruit o' the doctrine of endless mitery forallthofi who do not subscribe to his criced.-' - Wh hav- no doubt but bis Uoivcrsalist neigh bors will khow him by their, works thai the influence1 of our faith fs much battel than that of his.' We should despair o' the salvation of .the world if there wag nt belter religioa than that which . leads Ii Buob acts. i We would inform Tteaeon C y that thf use of preaching Univorsalisra Is tri make people more neighborly; to Induce, thorn do to others as they would have others d to them; to tnuke them charitable, loving arid kiud to all of every f4ith, and of no faith. When Uuiversalism shall be preach ed and believed everywhcre.iiilempcrinrr slavery nnd war will be done aw.iv. ond. love, barm ny and peace will prevail the sectarian walls of bigoiry and surer Rtjtlon will ba broken down-'-.palfi-lirjrs' aid se f riglitoifinai be overcome,, tin t tho human futuily liiSj together sshroth-cs , and si.-t-rs, : rejoicing in the faith and hope of the children of and h e i n of h en v c n . Tru frpi t n , Fret mnn Miw Gesf, the eflicicnl hdy who has charge tho coqtraband schools i'h ' Ijouisiana. has just arrived in this city nnu iew uneans. she relates acuri- o is incident whirh took placo upon the st umer- Olive Branch,' coming up the ' ivcr. Among the.se ', oo board.: wore "ine robel women, one of whom hifd a '' tarroL The bird was profuse So1 the in-1' juiry to those On board, "Are you 'a re- ' ' !el?" 1 An affirmitive answer wouldelioit l he reply from Poll, " All right." Whe" ! n tho viinity of Natehez a scout nailed be boat and informed the Captain that i rebel. battry was rapidly approaching ha river a littlo distance above and-fould reach a certain point before the oat could. There was an immediate usb of the ladies to the bold, the rebel "oman leading tho Vay.frartio to escipe ' rom her friends. ' As they reached the ' ! iold, a shrill voice,' evi entry from:oue 1 ii great alarm, wasle.rd crying't'ake' ' u I taltcmo! . Invetigation was made,'. ", nd the owner of th voi,-e" ws found to-, . l6 Poll; who I ad evidently uiade up bis-uind, ffori the confusion, that; some-,..,; Ihihiug was wrong. The rebel. woman vent baok for the bird, and again joined ho piisseners in the hold,. As soon as' rdcr was rtrtured and qu'et prevaiisd,' lie crowd, and not the least, the rebel. i,; oman, Wvre dnuib'-founued at the yit t ot's sudden conversion to loyality,. evi.,;i,, lencea by bis vigorous vociferations ;cf 1 'D- -n the rebels! d:n the rebels.", fhe rebel woman protested that she e r taught the bird the latter phrase I .:.V r- '. ..:'i a. s.s "'IJi.ondin Orjtuo'.NS.-On the: Fourth :i! f July, the ruBidentsof Oil ; City and ? .4 irrounding eonstiei witnessed tbe :a- -1' oniplishmOnt of "the t feot of", walking cross tbo Alleghany rivef oathe-.wtr ""-t table of Lay's Ferry, an i Jch ior diaaietcr.7 Che performer of this fen was Mr. J. B. VIIod, who is understood to have oo rre-vr -M cious practice or experience, ani is only r id amateur in the wire walking business. ,, The wire used oa the occasion wax 1,000 feet long, and, was suspended nt a hipl t ; i of eighty foet ,abovertbe curfBCer cf the river. y Mr. AUen'a apparijtuf coc'.-tc4 .. d a flag staff est into thoend i f a piece of ordiua-y Easspipe, aurmoeniej I J u r-eiht feet flag. .This efaif was ftkut ; : hirtoon ivbova, and nine feet ,LoW the , , ;.viie. To the end cf ibis, w,w a bjbin.;,i sight of seyeD aijJ three-pusrter p-ouiids.-Tins staff wsa run iijiou tbe wire ly m-. , ,,t fa pulley-wbe-d, fastened in and to tbn wire, tnd was di two ftr by hj vs'S 'tr l'f -it